The Joker, Clown Prince of Crime, is Batman's arch-nemesis. An agent of chaos known for his purple three-piece suit and insidious smile, he has caused Batman more suffering than any other villain he has ever faced. His origin, name, and true motivations remain a mystery.

It's a pretty tough call. I would say Mark Hamill but he's to old to play him in live action now. But all I can say is that whoever plays him next will instantly get bashed by fanboys for not being like Heath Ledger.

@Matchstick: Banes been shown multiple times, catwoman multiple times, mr freeze multiple times, penguin and so and so forth. do you have problems with them too? in some form or another the other villains appear just as much as the joker, whether they are in live action, cartoons or videogames.

@Matchstick: Banes been shown multiple times, catwoman multiple times, mr freeze multiple times, penguin and so and so forth. do you have problems with them too? in some form or another the other villains appear just as much as the joker, whether they are in live action, cartoons or videogames.

Penquin and Freeze haven't been used multiple times, what are you talking about? And yes I do have a problem with Bane and Catwoman being used again. Batman's world is pretty big, it's just dumb to stick to one little corner of it. I'd rather see come Killer Croc, Clayface, Riddler, Hugo Strange, Deathstroke, The Calculator, Blackmask....anyone but the handful of villians we've already seen.

@Matchstick: penguin was in the adam west tv show, in batman returns, batman the animated series and the batman cartoon. Mr. Freeze: Batman & Robin, Batman the animated series, the batman, young justice, so yes theses two have been used over and over. riddler too has been used: Batman the animated series, young justice, Batman forever and probably more. I agress on clayface, killer croc, hugo strange and Black mask, but isnt deathstroke a more teen titan villain? and the calculator i dont know who he is suppose to be the enemy of.

@Matchstick: Banes been shown multiple times, catwoman multiple times, mr freeze multiple times, penguin and so and so forth. do you have problems with them too? in some form or another the other villains appear just as much as the joker, whether they are in live action, cartoons or videogames.

Bane has been shown correctly once. I would like to see a serious movie with Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze and The Riddler before we get a new Joker. Jim Carrey was ok as the Riddler the script was just bad. A crime boss Penguin in a noir tale could be nice.

@tupiaz: yeah, the bane in batman and robin was an insult to the comics. I would also like to see a serious movie with Poison Ivy and Mr. Freeze, Riddler and penguin im neutral about. They should get a hot woman to play poison ivy one that can play ivy the right way, and an actor that can actually show how cold and serious mr freeze is.

Marilyn Manson I believe he is the one with the talents for our new age of Joker. No we will never have a Heath Ledger again he made his own Joker thats why it is so tuff trying to figure out where to take it next. so instead of comparing why don't we take it in the direction of Scott Snyder. In his Death of the Family story arch Snyder took a new and sinister look on the joker and did very well with the idea. So if there was a new movie to come out based upon the new 52 comics why not Manson. After reading the Death of the Family I cant think of any one else capable of preforming on that level. I believe that he is the man with the needed talent for this type of joker. now obviously this movie wouldn't be the norm to use it would be branching out into a more sinister thought process even more so then we saw with ledger. If it was done correctly it would not surprise me one bit if it turned out to be rated "R". But the big question is are we ready for this type of Joker to be unleashed on the big screen?